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Study shows improved quality of life for older women on HRT

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 22, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New evidence published shows that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can improve the health related quality of life of older women. HRT guidelines should be reviewed in light of this evidence, say the authors.





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Exposure to both traffic, indoor pollutants puts some kids at higher risk for asthma later

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research presents strong evidence that the "synergistic" effect of early-life exposure to both outdoor traffic-related pollution and indoor endotoxin causes more harm to developing lungs than one or the other exposure ...


Childhood traumas linger as health risk factors for adults

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London has found that negative experiences in childhood may alter not only mental health but also physical health, into middle age and beyond.


Heart Disease a 'Silent Killer' in Patients With Severe Mental Illness

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A large new study confirms that people with severe mental disorders -- such as schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders -- are 25 percent to 40 percent more prone to die from heart disease than people without mental illness ...


Highlighting racial disparities increases coverage and effectiveness of health news

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Effective communication of health news is needed to raise awareness and encourage behavior changes in populations who experience health disparities, or inequalities in health status, according to the U.S. Department of Health ...


Deaths related to narcotic pain relievers have doubled since 1991: Study

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Deaths from opioid use in Ontario have doubled -- from 13.7 deaths per million residents in 1991 to 27.2 deaths per million residents in 2004 -- according to a new study led by physicians at St. Michael's Hospital and the ...


Study shows health care spending spurs economic growth

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 3

As the national discussion of health care focuses on costs, a new study from North Carolina State University shows that it might be more accurate to think of health care spending as an investment that can spur economic growth. ...


Seniors must use it or lose it, study shows

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Doris Stinson has learned that it's never too late to start exercising. The 85-year-old Stoney Creek woman has regained her strength and maintained her independence after enrolling in Hamilton-based physical ...


Racial differences in medication use

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older adults experience a number of medication-related problems, including under treatment, suboptimal drugs, suboptimal dosing, and non-adherence, which can have negative effects on their quality of life. Now new research, ...


Many lack the skills to make good health decisions

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some 93 million Americans do not have the numerical skills necessary to make well-informed decisions about their medical care, reports a Cornell professor, who has some suggestions on changing that.


Britain bans 'legal high' drugs

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created 23 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Britain banned several drugs known as "legal highs" Wednesday amid mounting public concern about their health risks.



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